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ADC 348 Attachment 

ATTACHMENT TO ADC 348 

Revise DLMS Supplement 527R and 527D in Support of Mapping Product Requirements (Supply) 

1. ORIGINATING SERVICE/AGENCY AND POC INFORMATION: 

 a. Service/Agency: Defense Logistics Agency 

 b. Technical POC: DLA J6-RSC, 804-279-4435 

 c. Functional POC: DSCR-BAOA, 804-279-6505 

2. FUNCTIONAL AREA: 

 a. Primary/Secondary Functional Area: Supply / Logistics 

 b. Primary/Secondary Functional Process: Defense Distribution Mapping Activity / 

Mapping Customer Operations 

3. BACKGROUND: 

a. Intent of the transaction: Mapping Customer Operations (MCO) is in the process of 

designing and deploying a new system, Mapping Enterprise Business System (MEBS). This change 

provides a means to convey the Edition Date, and other mapping product data, between the Distribution 

Standard System (DSS) and MEBS in DLMS format. 

b. Scenario for which the transaction is used: DS 527R and 527D transactions are used for 

receipt and due-in/Prepositioned Materiel Receipt/Advance Receipt Information (PMR/ARI). 

Including the ‘map edition date’ in the receipt and due-in/PMR/ARI, along with the ‘map edition 

number’ and ‘map effective date’, will facilitate identifying mapping products currently being received 

and in inventory. 

c. Procedures, transactions, data elements, processing details in use today: Currently, the 

Map Edition Number, Map Effective Date, and NIMA Reference Number are defined in the DLMS 

Supplement (DS) 527R for receipts. The Map Edition Date is not defined in the DS 527R for receipts. 

None of the data is defined in DS 527D for due-in or Prepositioned Materiel Receipt/Advance Receipt 

Information (PMR/ARI). The following is provided to show current data incorporated in DS 527R 

Receipt N9 and G62 segments for mapping products: 

CURRENT 527R DATA 

52LOCATION QUALIFIER USED FOR 

2/G6201-02/050 07-effective date Map Effective Date 

DLMS note: For receipt of mapping products, use to identify the 

map effective date. Authorized DLMS migration enhancement.

2/N901-02/090 6E-Map Reference NIMA Reference Number (NRN) 

DLMS Note: For receipt of mapping products, use to identify the 

National Evacuation Order (NEO) NIMA reference 

number (NRN). Authorized DLMS migration enhancement.
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527R LOCATION QUALIFIER USED FOR 

2/N901-02/090 6G-Map Number Map Edition Number 

DLMS Note: For receipt of mapping products, use to identify the map 

edition number. Authorized DLMS migration enhancement. 

4. PROPOSED CHANGE(S): 

a. Requested change in detail: Add the Edition Date to DS527R for receipt and to DS 527D for 

due-in and PMR/ARI. In addition, the Map Edition Number, Map Effective Date and NRN are 

required in 527D for due-in and PMR/ARI. 

 b. Proposed procedures. 

 (1) Revise DS 527R as follows: 

Item # Location CHANGE TABLE for 

DS 527R Receipt

Reason 

1. DLMS 

Introductory 

Note 

Add ADC 348 to Introductory note 7

- ADC 348, Revise DLMS Supplement 527R and 527D 

in Support of Mapping Product Requirements (Supply) 

To identify DLMS changes 

included in the DS 

2. 2/G6201/50 Add qualifier with DLMS note:

BC Publication Date 

DLMS Note: For receipt of mapping products, use to 

identify the map edition date. Authorized DLMS 

migration enhancement. See DLMS introductory note 

5g. 

To accommodate mapping 

product requirement. 

 (2) Revise DS 527D as follows: 

Item # Location CHANGE TABLE for 

DS 527D Due-In/PMR

Reason 

1. DLMS 

Introductory 

Note 

Add ADC 3481 to Introductory note 7

- ADC 348, Revise DLMS Supplement 527R and 527D 

in Support of Mapping Product Requirements (Supply) 

To identify DLMS changes 

included in the DS 

2. 2/G6201/50 Add qualifier with DLMS note:

07 Effective Date 

DLMS note: Use to identify the map effective date. 

Use with due-in and ARI/Prepositioned Materiel 

Receipt (PMR) for mapping products. Authorized 

DLMS migration enhancement. See DLMS 

introductory note 4g. 

To accommodate mapping 

product requirement. 
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Item # Location CHANGE TABLE for 

DS 527D Due-In/PMR

Reason 

3. 2/G6201/50 Add qualifier with DLMS note:

BC Publication Date 

DLMS Note: Use to identify the map edition date. 

Use with due-in and ARI/Prepositioned Materiel 

Receipt (PMR) for mapping products. Authorized 

DLMS migration enhancement. See DLMS 

introductory note 4g. 

To accommodate mapping 

product requirement. 

4. 2/N901/90 Add qualifier with DLMS note:

6E Map Reference 

DLMS Note: Use to identify the National Evacuation 

Order (NEO) NIMA reference number (NRN). Use 

with due-in and ARI/Prepositioned Materiel Receipt 

(PMR) for mapping products. Authorized DLMS 

migration enhancement. See DLMS introductory note 

4g. 

To accommodate mapping 

product requirement. 

5. 2/N901/90 Add qualifier with DLMS note:

6G Map Number 

DLMS Note: Use to identify the map edition number. 

Use with due-in and ARI/Prepositioned Materiel 

Receipt (PMR) for mapping products. Authorized 

DLMS migration enhancement. See DLMS 

introductory note 4g. 

To accommodate mapping 

product requirement. 

c. Alternatives: None. 

5. REASON FOR CHANGE: This requirement is critical for use in MEBS because it aids in 

identifying the correct products currently in inventory. Products are receipted in inventory in DSS 

using the map edition number and/or map effective date and/or map edition date. Any or all of the 

fields may appear on the product for unique identification. 

6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES: 

 a. Advantages (tangible/intangible): The advantage to having the Edition Date field added to 

the DLMS Trans Set 527R/D for receipts and due-ins provides a means for us to receive this 

information from DSS to MEBS. This is critical due to how MEBS is being designed to send and 

receive information in DLMS format. 

 b. Disadvantages: The disadvantage to not having the Edition Date field added to the DLMS 

Trans Set 527R for receipts would be that products, having only the edition date or a different edition 

date, will not be receipted into the correct inventory. 

7. NOTE ANY REGULATIONS OR GUIDANCE: (IF APPLICABLE): MIL STD 129-N and 

DLAM4145.12, Joint Service Manual for Storage and Materials Handling. 
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8. ESTIMATED TIME LINE/IMPLEMENTATION TARGET: Mapping Customer Operations 

(MCO) has a DLA imposed deadline to launch MEBS by June 2010. Transitioning from current 

production to MEBS will begin February 2010. 

9. IMPACT: 

a. Automated Information Systems: Mapping Enterprise Business System (MEBS) and 

Distribution Standard System (DSS) 

b. DAASC mapping to recognize new data for 527R/527D. 

c. Failure to implement this change request could severely impact the intelligence and military 

war planning effort. The most current Geospatial Information and Services products may not be issued 

due to the unavailability of the current edition date in DLMS. 

d. DLMS Data Element not previously used in any DLMS transaction: This change adds a 

data element for map edition date to 527D/527R using data element ID 432 date qualifier ‘BC-Publication Date’.